verb
redescendre
go back down
Aller de nouveau vers le bas, ou revenir d’un endroit plus haut vers un endroit plus bas.
Definition & meaning
Redescendre is a French verb that primarily means to go down again or to come down again. It refers to the act of descending a second time or returning to a lower level after having gone up.
- Physical movement: To move from a higher place to a lower one again (e.g., returning downstairs or climbing down a mountain again).
- Abstract/Figurative: To return to a previous, lower state or level (e.g., prices dropping back down, or a fever subsiding).
- Common usage: Often used in the context of returning home after a trip or leaving a high altitude location.
Grammar & Word origin
The word is a derivative verb formed by the prefix re- (meaning "again" or "back") and the verb descendre (to go down).
- Part of speech: It is a regular verb belonging to the third group (verbs ending in -re).
- Conjugation: It is conjugated with the auxiliary verb être in compound tenses (e.g., je suis redescendu).
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- Retourner [?](vocabuo://word/retourner] (to return/go back)
- Baisser [?](vocabuo://word/baisser] (to lower/drop)
- Rabaisser [?](vocabuo://word/rabaisser] (to lower again)
Antonyms:
- Remonter [?](vocabuo://word/remonter] (to go back up)
- Monter [?](vocabuo://word/monter] (to go up)
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Examples
Nous devons redescendre les escaliers.verb
We have to go back down the stairs.
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